Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Netgalley. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Rating: 3/5

Publication Date: July 5, 2018

Genre: Fantasy

Recommended Age: n/a as DNFed

Pages: 400

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Synopsis: When Mage Alex Verus ends up with a position on the Light Council, no one is happy, least of all him. But Alex is starting to realize that if he wants to protect his friends, he'll need to become a power player himself. His first order of business is to track down dangerous magical items unleashed into the world by Dark Mages.

But when the Council decides they need his help in negotiating with the perpetrators, Alex will have to use all his cunning and magic to strike a deal--and stop the rising tension between the Council, the Dark Mages, and the adept community from turning into a bloodbath.

So I blame NetGalley for me requesting this book. They don’t do well at stating if a book is part of a series. I’ve never read this series before and thus I didn’t know until after I start it that it was the 9th in a series. I DNFed the book about halfway through when it felt like nothing made sense for me. I felt that while the story seemed okay, without the rest of the books I didn’t understand the motives and actions of anyone involved.

Verdict: Netgalley did it again -_-